vorticity
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vorticity (countable and uncountable; plural vorticities)
- (mathematics, fluid dynamics) A property of a fluid related to local angular rotation
- 2009,, William M. Durham et al., “Disruption of Vertical Motility by Shear Triggers Formation of Thin Phytoplankton Layers”[1], Science, volume 323, number 5917, DOI:10.1126/science.1167334, pages 1067-1070:
- This results from the vorticity component of shear, whereas elongated cells would further be affected by the rate of strain component.
- 2009,, William M. Durham et al., “Disruption of Vertical Motility by Shear Triggers Formation of Thin Phytoplankton Layers”[1], Science, volume 323, number 5917, DOI:10.1126/science.1167334, pages 1067-1070:
